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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Vatican_CityVatican City - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · Because of its vicinity to Rome's archenemy, the Etruscan city of Veii (another naming for the Ager Vaticanus was Ripa Veientana or Ripa Etrusca ), and for being subjected to the floods of the Tiber, the Romans considered this originally uninhabited part of Rome dismal and ominous.

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   • ISO 3166 code: VA

2. ewtn.co.uk › article-the-sistine-chapel-wasThe Sistine Chapel was consecrated to Our Lady of the ...

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   May 5, 2024 · Where did the chapel get its name? The chapel derives its name from the man who consecrated it: Pope Sixtus IV, who served as the Roman Pontiff from 1471 to 1484. He commissioned the restoration of the Cappella Magna, the chapel that stood where the Sistine Chapel stands today.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Second_Vatican_CouncilSecond Vatican Council - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · The chapter on the People of God had been moved from third to second place, so that the unifying factor (of being the People of God) came before the distinction between clergy (chapter 3) and laity (chapter 4).

   • Attendance: Up to 2,625
   • President: Pope John XXIII, Pope Paul VI

   • Date: 11 October 1962 – 8 December 1965
   • Previous council: First Vatican Council (1869–1870)

4. www.britannica.com › event › Second-Vatican-CouncilSecond Vatican Council | Description, History, Documents ...

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   May 2, 2024 · Second Vatican Council, (1962–65), 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, announced by Pope John XXIII on January 25, 1959, as a means of spiritual renewal for the church and as an occasion for Christians separated from Rome to join in a search for Christian unity.

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   Why is it called Vatican?

   • The name "Vatican" was already in use in the time of the Roman Republic for the Ager Vaticanus, a marshy area on the west bank of the Tiber across from the city of Rome, located between the Janiculum, the Vatican Hill and Monte Mario, down to the Aventine Hill and up to the confluence of the Cremera creek.

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   Why did Pope John XXIII announce the Second Vatican Council?

   • Second Vatican Council, (1962–65), 21st ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, announced by Pope John XXIII on January 25, 1959, as a means of spiritual renewal for the church and as an occasion for Christians separated from Rome to join in a search for Christian unity.

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   What is the Italian name of Vatican City?

   • The Italian name of the city is Città del Vaticano or, more formally, Stato della Città del Vaticano, meaning 'Vatican City State'. Its Latin name is Status Civitatis Vaticanae; this is used in official documents by the Holy See, the Church and the Pope .

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   Was Vatican City a neutral city during WW2?

   • The Holy See, which ruled Vatican City, pursued a policy of neutrality during World War II, under the leadership of Pope Pius XII. Although Nazi German troops occupied the city of Rome after the September 1943 Armistice of Cassibile, and the Allies from 1944, they respected Vatican City as neutral territory.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › StSt. Peter's Basilica - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), is a church of the Italian High Renaissance located in Vatican City, an independent microstate enclaved within the city of Rome, Italy.

   • Country: Vatican City
   • Tradition: Roman Rite

   • Denomination: Catholic

7. www.humanitasreview.com › publications › 27-churchNewman: On The Council and Their Aftermaths

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   6 days ago · After Vatican I Newman had observed that the Church had had three hundred years to absorb and digest the Council of Trent, but “now we are new born children, the birth of the Vatican Council…

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   2 days ago · Vatican City, designated a World Heritage site in 1984. Vatican City, landlocked ecclesiastical state, seat of the Roman Catholic Church, and an enclave in Rome, situated on the west bank of the Tiber River. Vatican City is the world’s smallest fully independent nation-state.